Faucet.



D. E. J. NOONAN.

FAUCET.

APPLICATION FILED FEB.28, 1910.

Patented June 25, 1912.

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D. E. J. NOONAN.

FAUCET.

APPLICATION FILED FEB.28,1910.

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D. E. J. NOONAN,

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APPLIoAToN FILED 1213.28, 1910.

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FAUCET.

Specification of Letters Patent.

PatentedJune 25,1912.

Application led February 28, 1910. Serial No. 546,392.

To all whom. it may concern:

Bc it known that I, DAVID E. J. NooNAN,

u citizen of the United States, residing at St.

Louis, State of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Faucets, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part hereof.

My invention has relation to improvements in faucets for carbonated beverages;

and it consists in the novel details of construction more fully set for-th in the speciication and pointed out inthe claims.

In the drawings, Figure l is a perspective of the faucet mounted over the refrigerator box containing the coil of`the water-pipe, and serving as a platform for the tumblers, parts being broken away; Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the faucet, with part of syrup container or jar, and sealing well and supporting arm in section; Fig. 3 is a top plan of the faucet with hood of the syrup receptacle, and operating lever removed; Fig. 4 is a bottom plan of Fig. 3; Fig. is a front end view of the faucet, with the operating lever removed; Fig. 6 is a middle vertical longitudinal section of the faucet proper, parts being in elevation; Fig. 7 is a vertical transverse section (somewhat reduced) on the line 7-7 of Fig. 6; Fig. 8 is an enlarged middle longitudinal section of the liquidcontrolling valve-piece showing the details of its construction; Fig. 9 is an inner face View ofthe circular basal portion of the operating member or lever; Fig. 10 is a longitudinal section on the line 10-10 of Fig. 9; Fig. 1l is a cross-section on the curved line 11-11 of Fig. 9; and Figs. 12, 13 and 14 are diagrammatic views showing the positions of the valve piece for respectively releasing a ne stream of water, a course stream of water, and a mixture' of water (coarse stream) and syrup.

The present invention is directed to a faucet for dispensing carbonated bevera es either in the form of a mixture of car onated water and syrup, or carbonated water alone, the invention having for its objects (l) to provide a faucet in which the discharge of the. respective liquids shall be controlled by the movements of an operating member actuating a valve-piece to e i (2) .to provide a syrup-measuringreceptacle which automatically fills' from a well` 1n which a constant level of the liquid is main` tained from a suitable syrup container, the

liquid flowing by gravity into' the well from the container, and from the well into the receptacle where it reaches a corresponding level; (3) .to provide the operating member (a lever in this case) with suitable valveactuating cam formations by which, with a movement of the member in one direction, the contents of the measuring receptacle is discharged into t-he glass or tumbler, while the main'supply from the well is cut off, and a suitable mixture of syrup and water is effected within the faucet-body; (4) to provide the operatin member with a distinct formation by w ich with a movement of the member in the opposite direction the valve-piece is actuated to positions for successively releasing fine and coarse streams of Water without the syrup; (v5) to provide specific means for mounting the faucet above the counter and chilling the water ect a discharge of either form of'drink;

supplied thereto; and (6) to provide further and otherstructural details, the advan. tages of which will be fully apparent from a detailed description of the invention, which is as follows:

Referring to the drawings, B represents a conventional form of refrigerator box preferably made of marble, the top of the box Serving as a platform for supporting the tumblers from which the drinks are served. The platform is provided with a lid L for covering up the Opening through which the ice I is inserted intov the box. Traversing the box is a pipe coil C having a bottom pipe p lea'din source of car nated water supply, (not shown), and an upper pipe. extension. coupled directly to the faucet body F. Tfie faucet is supported by a hollow arm A a suitable distance above the platform as shown, the arm terminating in a flange a which is screwed to the back of the faucetbody. The manner of connecting the pipe p to the faucet will be referred to later on. Leading from a horizontal passage-Way or chamber l at the top of the rear of the therefrom to any suitable v faucetlbody is a tube 2 provided wit-h an outer limiting collar 3 and an upper terminal s :1'-ewthrea`dedortion 2, the collar receiving the neck 'n o a sealing vessel or open well 4 resting on a plate 5 at `the base of the collar, thewell being rigidly secured in position by a nut 6 assed over the portion 2 and screwed forci l against the conical Walls of the basal portlon of the well. The well receives the mouth or neck fn. of an inverted syrup-supply jar or container 7 which discharges into the well, the level of the syrup in the well-never rising above 'the plane of the discharge opening of the mouth n of the jar, a liquid seal -being formed at this plane which prevents the main body of the liquid in the jar from rising above the .seal on account of atmospheric pressure exertedv on the liquid' in the well. In the center of the top of the 'faucet body is formed a syrup receptacle or basin 8 protected by a `hood 9l from which leads a vent-tube 10 pipe 2, thence through passages 1 and 11,v

into passage 12, thence into passage-way 13 l and through port 14 into the basin 8, the

syrup rising till it fills` the basin, -its hood 9, and the vent-tube 10 up sponding to that in the sealing well 4. The basin 8 with its hood 9 may be considered as a measuring receptacle since the contents thereof (and what little is present in the vent-tube) determines the quantity of syrup to be dispensed with each drink. The discharge opening 0 at the bottom of the faucet is provided with a discharge nozzle D as usual, the opening O communicating with the valve passage-way 13 through the syrup port 15, and the water portsl 16, as shown, a line-stream discharge tube 17 leadling out of a port 17', forming additional means for conducting the carbonated water to the nozzle D.

The rear end of the passage-way 13 is ento a level corre- The valve-piece which is of the reciprocating piston varietyis preferably constructedv front section o terminating in an outer head 21 provided with a terminal screw-stem 21 over which is screwed a washer or ring 22 provided with. an outer hollow nipple 23, which 'is likewise supported by the screwstem 21. A suitable packing ring 24 is interposed between the head 21 and the ring 22, the nipple 23 serving'to support a terminal cap-piece 25 which directly engages the cam-formations on the operating member or lever to be later more particularly described. The opposite end of the section v terminates ina screw-stem 26 leading from the basal flange or disk 27, the stem being screwed into a socket of the adjoining head 28 on ,the stem section fv, a suitable packing ring i, 29 being interposed between the parts. The rear end-of the stem 'v' is provided with a flange ordisk 30 from which extends a screw-stem 31, the base ofthe stem having passed thereover a packing ring 32 rotected y a metal ring or washer 33. ver the projecting portion of the stem 31 is finally` passed a socket 34 provided with the enlarged circular head 2O previously referred to, a packing ring 35 being interposed between it and the washer 33, the ring 35 seating against the shoulder s. It wil-l be observed that the packing ring 32 is somewhat larger in diameter than the washer 33,

making as it does a tight joint with the valve passage-way 13, whereas the washer has a slight annular clearance around it for a purpose presently to appear. -The spring 19 as shown envelops the socket 34 and bears directly upon the head 20. It will be seen from the foregoing that the sectional character of the valve-plecepermits the ready disjointing of the sections for the purpose of renewing the packing rings 24, 29, 32, 35, on which dependence is placed for effecting tight joints in' the operation of the valvepiece. i

Projecting from the front of the faucetlbody above the valve-piece is a stud 36'abou't which is free to oscillate the operating lever or member 37, a nut 38 passed over the terminal screw-threaded end of the stud keeping the lever in place. This feature however, is nqt new and not claimed herem. The inner face of the circular base of the lever has formed thereon a curved groove or' central vertical position, more of the groove lying on the side which is to the left of the operator (on the right as view from t-he in.- ner face vof the base of the lever in Fig. 9). This permits a larger throw of the lever to the right (from a vertical central position) than to the left, this difference in throw being availed of in the operations of the valve-'piece as presently to be seen. Opposite the groove d is formed a cavityv or deression 40 from one end of which leads an inclined wall 41, -the same disappearingin the plane of the inner face of thebase'of the lever near one end of the groove rl, and from the other end of the' cavity leads `a shorter inclined wall 41 which merges in the base of a pocket d formed adjacent the opposite end of the groove d. It follows of the wall 41', the difference being represented by the depth of the pocket d. Now, these walls 41, 41 play over the terminal exposed cap-piece 25 of the valve-piece, and as the lever is oscillated to the right or left, the walls 41, 41 (acting as cams) force the valve-piece inwardly a distance represented by the perpendiculars of triangles of which the said inclined walls may be considered as the hypothenuses. lt thus follows that with a full right-hand throw or swing of the lever 37 the valve-piece will be forcd inwardly a greater distance than with a throw to its full distance to the left, the lever being limitedA in either direction bythe arresting pin 39 striking the end wall of the groove d. rlhe largerl right-hand throw of the lever is thus accompanied by a greater movement of the valve-piece which results in a combined' discharge or release of .water and syrup, the same mixing within the faucet and before escaping from the nozzle D, the lesser left-hand throw of the lever imparting only a partial inward movement to the valve-piece which thereby releases the water only, first as a` fine stream and subsequently as a' coarse stream, as will be clearly apparent when the operation of the device is fully detailed. It may be stated in passing that the pocket d is not really essential, being merely the result of the removal of metal which is neither needed nor wanted..

It denes the upper terminal of the incline 41 at which terminal the throw of the lever is arrested by the pin 39 striking the righthand end of the groove d; so that even were there no pocket .present the cap-piece 25 could not ride any higher along the wall 41 on account of the arrest of the lever 37 by the pin 39. The pocket fl therefore, represents metal which is removed and saved for other purposes (the faucet being of brass). The operation of the,l faucet may be degradually swing the lever 37 to the left so as to cause'the cap-piece 25 to ride up the incline 41', it follows that the valve-piece will be unseated (-Fig. 12). The moment however, the packing ring 35 leaves its seat, by which time the ring moved across the port 17 the water which is under great pressure rushes into the clearance formed around the washer 33, and being intercepted by the ring 32 isdiverted through the port 17 into the tube 17 whence it discharges as a fine stream of water into the nozzle D. When the lever is swung toits full limit tothe left (where'it is arrested by the lpin 3 9 co-ming in contact with the terminal right-hand wall of the groove (l) thering 32 has passed the shoulder s (Fig. 13) thus permitting the water to iow into the large water ports 16, and discharging 32 has not as yetas a coarse stream. No syrup however, has

been discharged as the head 28 has not as .yet opened communication between the valve passage-way 13 and the syrup port 15. To accomplish this the lever must be swung to the right so that the longer and ldeeper cam 41 may actuate the valve-piece. 0f course, by swinging'the lever to the right, the identical discharge of water only, may be effected if the operator should graduate the throw (of the lever), but this would be a delicate and impractical method. So that when the lever is swung tothe right, itis expected that a mixed or conjoint discharge of water and syrup shall be effected. B y therefore Swingin the lever to the right,

the cap-piece 25 riding as it does over thedeeper incline 41 will be forced its maximum distance inwardly (Fig. 14), the head 28 in such movement of the valve-piece passing partiallyacross the syrup port 15 and thus releasing the syrup which runs from the bottom of the receptacle through the port 14 into the valve passage-way 13 around the stem-section fv. For this innermost position of the valve-piece however, the head 2 1 has moved Vacross the port-12,tl1us preventing any s vrup from escaping from the well '4 untilthe valve-piece has resumed its normal position when the syrup may again flow into the measuring receptacle and lill it, the svrup flowing from the passage-way 12 into the passage-way 13. around the valve-stem section fv, and up through the port 14, then rising in the receptacle and vent tube thereof up to the level of the liquidin the Well 4 (Fig. 6). As the syrup from the well is withdrawn, fresh syrup runs into it from` the container 7 Upon releasing the operating member at the ed of a stroke in either direction, the spring 19 will -force the valvepiece back to closed position, the cap-piece sliding down the'incline' (41, 41') as it were and throwing the lever upwardly until the cap-piece reaches the bottom of the incline, that is to say, the cavity 40. It is better practice however, for the operator to relieve the spring by throwing the lever back to starting posltion the moment the proper quantity-of soda has been served.

It will be noticed that the bottom of the VsfreW-plug 18 is provided with an outer screw-threaded stem or nipple 42 provided with a constricted port or perforation o through which the charged Water is forced into the chamber 13. Thepipe p is coupledA to the stem by any convenient form of -union 43.

scmewhat, though the two Would mix in the Obviously, the positions of the cams 41, 41 might be reversed, but in that case the groove (l and pocket al would be reversed, so that the larger sweep would be tothe left, and the short sweep of the lever would be to the right. It will be noticed that the present faucet has `but a single valve-piece engaging the operating lever, themovements o-f such valve-piece determining the character of drink to be dispensed-water alone,

or Water and syrup mixed.

By a conjoint discharge as used herein,

is not necessarily meant an absolutely simultaneously discharge of the Water and syrup,v

but a mixed discharge, for in practice the water\vould obviously precede the syrup faucet before they emerged from the discharge nozzle D.

To insure that the air may freely enter t-he well 4 aro-und the jar 7 the walls of the latter may be spaced at intervals 'from the upper edge of the Well by teats or knobs t formed on such edge. This leaves a sufricient space o r crack betwen the jar and well,

-my invention, what I 'way withl a definite ran-ge of movement of the valve-piece, with a second formation or yalvespaced from the first valve for releaslng the water' from the supply sourceto the coarse-stream passage way withy a further ment of the second valve past the valve-seat aforesaid, and during the flow of the syrup. 2. A faucet comprising a body portion chambered for the passage of Water and syrup from lsuitablesources vofsupply, and having a discharge opening,suitable fine and coarse stream water--passage-ways spaced apart and connecting said water-supply source with the discharge opening, a- Y reciprocating valve-piece provided with a valve for releasing the water from the supply source to the fine stream passage-Waywith a definite range of stroke ofthe valvepiece, with a second valve spaced from the first valve for releasing the water to the coarsestream passage-way with a further range of stroke in the same direction, with a third valve :for releasing the syrup with a still further range of stroke in the same direction, a seat on the faucet body for the first mentioned valve, the-Water being adapted to flow through the coarse-stream passageway upon a movement of the secon-d valve pastthe valve-seat aforesaid, and during the flow of the syrup.

3. A faucet comprising a body portion chambered for the passage of Water and syrup from suitable sources of supply, 'and having a discharge opening, suitable line and coarse stream water-passage-Ways spaced apart and connecting said Water-supply source with the discharge opening, a reciprocating valve-piece provided with a valve for releasing the Water from the supply source to the fine-stream passage-Ways with a definite range of stroke of the valvepiece, 'with a second valve spaced from the first valve for releasing the water to the coarse-stream passage-way with a further range of stroke in the same direction, with `a third valve for releasing a measured quantity of the syrup with a still further range of stroke in the same direction, a seat on the faucet-body for the .first mentioned valve, the water being adapted to lioW through the coarse-stream passage-way upon a movement of the second valve past the valve-seat aforesaid, and during the discharge of the syrup.

4. In combination with a faucet having a reciprocating control-valve, an oscillating lever having a basal portion provided with a In testimony whereof I aiix my signacavity terminating in outwardly inclined ture, in presence of two Witnesses. Wallshof dierenthdelths, salild Walls engaging t e va ve, W ere y Wit an oscillation of the lever in one direction the valve is ac- DAVID E' J NONAN' tuated a distance in excess of that to which Witnesses:

it is moved by an oscillation of the lever in EMIL STAREK,

the opposite direction. FANNIE E. WEBER. 

